The servers are operated by McColo Corp., which these experts say has emerged as a major US hosting service for international firms and syndicates that are involved in everything from the remote management of millions of compromised computers to the sale of counterfeit pharmaceuticals and designer goods, fake security products via email. But the company’s web site was not accessible today, when 2 Internet providers cut off MoColo’s connectivity to the Internet. Immediately after McColo was unplugged, security companies charted a precipitous drop in spam volumes worldwide. Spam levels fell by 66%.

I am amazed at the non-existent resilience of the spam industry.

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